Moving (Peter, Paul and Mary album)

Moving is the second album by the American folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary, released in January 1963. The third single, "Puff, the Magic Dragon," was a huge hit and a defining song for the trio, reaching #2 on the Hot 100, #1 on the Easy Listening, and #10 on the R&B Charts.

Moving
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1963[1]
Recorded1962
GenreFolk
Length34:46
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerAlbert Grossman
Milton Okun (musical director)
Peter, Paul & Mary chronology
Peter, Paul and Mary
(1962)
Moving
(1963)
In the Wind
(1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
New Record Mirror[3]

The lead-off single, "Big Boat," failed to chart substantially, only staying on the Top 100 for two weeks, reaching #93. Cash Box described it as "an exciting, fast moving folk opus."[4] The second single, "Settle Down (Goin' Down That Highway)," did slightly better, peaking at #56 on the Pop charts during a 6-week run; however, it did become an easy listening hit at #14.

Track listing edit

  1. "Settle Down (Goin' Down That Highway)" (Mike Settle)
  2. "Gone the Rainbow" (Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow, Milt Okun)
  3. "Flora" (Stookey, Travers, Elaina Mezzetti)
  4. "Pretty Mary" (Stookey, Elaina Mezzetti, Okun)
  5. "Puff, the Magic Dragon" (Peter Yarrow, Leonard Lipton)
  6. "This Land Is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie)
  7. "Man Come into Egypt" (Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff)
  8. "Old Coat" (Stookey, Travers, Mezzetti)
  9. "Tiny Sparrow" (Stookey, Elaina Mezzetti, Milt Okun)
  10. "Big Boat" (Stookey, Lane, Milt Okun, Elaina Mezzetti)
  11. "Morning Train" (Mezzetti)
  12. "A'soalin'" (Stookey, Tracy Batteaste, Elaina Mezzetti)

Personnel edit

Chart positions edit

Year Chart Position
1963 Billboard Pop Albums 2

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Moving". albumoftheyear.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r96874
  3. ^ Watson, Jimmy (25 May 1963). "Peter, Paul and Mary: Moving" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 115. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. December 1, 1963. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-02-04.